Re: Re: proposal - psql: possibility to specify sort for describe commands, when size is printed

From: Alexander Korotkov <a(dot)korotkov(at)postgrespro(dot)ru>
To: Peter Eisentraut <peter(dot)eisentraut(at)2ndquadrant(dot)com>
Cc: Pavel Stehule <pavel(dot)stehule(at)gmail(dot)com>, PostgreSQL Hackers <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: Re: proposal - psql: possibility to specify sort for describe commands, when size is printed
Date: 2017-09-21 08:19:30
Message-ID: CAPpHfdtPEUMLXE5SnmW5jKda9NsDz-Q4HLbtG885_ZoKn3ixUQ@mail.gmail.com
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On Thu, Sep 21, 2017 at 1:53 AM, Peter Eisentraut <
peter(dot)eisentraut(at)2ndquadrant(dot)com> wrote:

> On 9/8/17 00:13, Pavel Stehule wrote:
> > I am sending rebased patch
> >
> > rebased again + fix obsolete help
>
> Why are the variables called VERBOSE_SORT_* ? What is verbose about them?

I assume Pavel called them so, because they are working only for "verbose"
mode of command. I.e. they are working for \dt+ not \dt.
However, in \dt 2 of 3 sorting modes might work: schema_name and
name_schema. Thus, I think it worths enabling these variables for "non
verbose" mode of commands too.

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Alexander Korotkov
Postgres Professional: http://www.postgrespro.com
The Russian Postgres Company

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